Crestone, Colorado
Crestone Ziggurat
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
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Crestone, Colorado
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
Livermore, Colorado
16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.
Morrison, Colorado
In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.
Denver, Colorado
This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.
Creede, Colorado
A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Leadville, Colorado
At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."
Aspen, Colorado
“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.